After an accident, one of your first concerns will probably be whether your injuries and property damage are covered by auto insurance. Luckily, you probably have at least some insurance coverage, because 48 states make auto insurance mandatory. (The other two, Wisconsin and New Hampshire, allow residents to drive without insurance as long as they [...]
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3-year-old Boy Dies Following Brain Injury Received at U.W. Medical Clinic l Seattle Accident Attorney
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that a 3 year-old boy received a severe brain injury at the University of Washington Medical Clinic at Roosevelt, and then later died.
KOMO TV reports that the boy’s name is Noah B. Bishop. The King County Medical Examiner has stated the cause of death was cerebral and cerebellar laceration and [...]
Head-on Collision Injures Two Near Ballard l Seattle Auto Accident Attorney
Friday, January 30, 2009
A serious car accident occurred today in the Interbay area, just south of Ballard in Seattle. The accident involved a two-car, head-on collision which caused life-threatening injuries to both drivers. Another passenger was taken to Harborview Medical Center by ambulance.
Negligent driving is the failure to exercise ordinary care, or the failure to [...]
Washington Legislature Defines “Traumatic Brain Injury” l Seattle Brain Injury Attorney
Recently the Washington state legislature adopted a law that defines “traumatic brain injury” as:
…injury to the brain caused by physical trauma resulting from, but not limited to, incidents involving motor vehicles, sporting events, falls, and physical assaults. Documentation of traumatic brain injury shall be based on adequate medical history, neurological examination, mental status testing, or [...]
